SWEAT - verbs• BLEED to sweat heavily ...1965 Amer. dial.• PERSPIRATE* to perspire; to sweat ...1822• RASH OUT to break out in a sweat; generally applied to horses ...B1900 Eng. dial.• SUDATE† to sweat, to perspire ...1599• SWEAT LIKE A NIGGER to sweat copiously ...1965 Amer. dial.• SWEAT LIKE A NIGGER AT A COUNTY ELECTION to sweat copiously ...1965 Amer. dial.• SWEAT LIKE A NIGGER AT ELECTION to sweat copiously ...1939 Amer. dial.• SWEAT LIKE A NIGGER GOING TO ELECTION to be tired, sweaty, and out of breath ...1946 Amer. dial.• SWEAT LIKE A NIGGER IN CHURCH to sweat copiously ...1965 Amer. dial.• SWEAT LIKE A NIGGER ON ELECTION DAY to sweat copiously ...1965 Amer. dial.• SWEAT LIKE A NIGGER PREACHER AT ELECTION to sweat copiously ...1970 Amer. dial.• SWEAT LIKE A NIGGERTRYING TO TELL THE TRUTH to sweat copiously ...1965 Amer. dial.• SWEAT LIKE A PIG to sweat profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.• SWEAT LIKE A STUCK PIG to sweat profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.• SWEAT LIKE A TIGER to sweat profusely ...1852 Amer. dial.• SWEAT LIKE BLUE HEAVEN to sweat heavily ...1967 Amer. dial.• SWEAT WORSE THAN A NIGGER AT ELECTION to sweat copiously ...1906 Amer. dial.

SWEATING - nouns• SUDARIUM a room in which hot-air or steam baths are taken to produce sweating, a sweating-room ...1852• SUDATION† sweating, perspiration ...1599• SUDATORIUM a room in which hot-air or steam baths are taken to produce sweating, a sweating-room ...1756-7• SUDATORY a room in which hot-air or steam baths are taken to produce sweating, a sweating-room ...1615

SWEETEN - verbs• CANDY to sweeten; to render pleasant or palatable; to give a pleasant appearance to ...1592• DULCESCATE†* to sweeten ...1657• DULCORATE † to sweeten; to free from acridity ...1566• EDULCORATE† to sweeten, to make sweet ...1661• INDULCATE†* to make sweet, to sweeten ...1628• MELLIFY†* to make honey; to sweeten with honey ...c1420• NECTARIZE* to sweeten ...1592• OBDULCORATE†* to sweeten ...1657

SWELL - verbs• ABLOW† to puff up, to swell ...c1000• BEAL† to suppurate, to fester; to cause to swell; to raise the flesh in blisters ...1611 obs. exc. Eng. & Amer. dial.• BEELD to swell, to suppurate ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.• BELL† 1. to swell up ...a1225 obs. exc. Eng. dial. 2. to cause to swell or bulge out ...1870• BELLY to bulge out, to swell out ...1624• BEPUFF to puff or blow out; to swell; hence, to flatter, to praise greatly ...1843• BOLDEN to swell ...1953 Amer. dial.• BOULDEN to swell ...1953 Amer. dial.• BOUND OUT to swell out; to enlarge ...Bk1911 Sc.• GAGGER to cut or wound deeply with the idea of a ragged edge; to cause to project, swell up ...Bk1900 Sc.• PAGGLE† to bulge, to swell out as a bag; to hang loosely, to dangle ...c1590• THRUMP to swell, to thicken ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.• TO-BELL† to swell exceedingly ...c1200

SWELLING - nouns• AMPER an inflamed swelling, a pustule; a varicose vein; matter, pus ...1790 Eng. dial.• BELLYING a swelling or bulging out ...1662• BOLGAN a swelling that becomes a boil or pimple ...Bk1911 Sc.• BONK a small swelling on the head caused by a sharp blow ...1966 Amer. dial.• BOWDING swelling ...Bk1911 Sc.• BUNCH a swelling or protuberance of the skin; a cyst ...1857 Amer. dial.• FELON a severe inflammation or swelling, usually in a finger or toe and often involving a bone ...1840 Amer. dial.• FELONY a hard, painful swelling, often on a finger, that seems to come from deep under the skin ...1969 Amer. dial.• GAFF a protuberance or swelling of any kind ...1969 Amer. dial.• OBTUMESCENCE†* a swelling up; swollen condition ...1657• RAISING a boil, an abscess, or other swelling ...1966 Amer. dial.• RISIN' a boil, ulcer, tumour, swelling ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.

SWELLING - verbs• GO OUT of a swelling: to go down ...1983 Amer. dial.• UNBOLNE†* of a swelling: to go down; to subside ...a1425• VAIL† of a swelling: to go down, to subside ...c1450

SWIFT - nouns, person• CELERIPEDEAN† one who is swift-footed ...1623• DARTER a person or animal that darts or moves swiftly ...1818• HARE a person likened to a hare in some way, as in swiftness or timidity ...ME• HAREFOOT a nickname for a swift-footed person ...c1410• VELOCIPEDE a person who moves swiftly or quickly ...1822

SWIFT - verbs• BALL THE JACK to move rapidly or swiftly; to make haste; to go fast (said esp. of a railroad train); to work swiftly or energetically ...1913 Amer. sl.• BIN to move or run swiftly ...Bk1911 Sc. • BINNER to move swiftly, to dash, to rush; to work with noise and energy ...1803 Sc. & N. Ireland• JACULATE* to dart, to hurl; to dart forward; to move swiftly and suddenly ...1623• LASH to move swiftly and suddenly; to make a sudden movement, to dash, to rush ...c1330

​​SWIM, SWIMMING - nouns• AUAU swimming, bathing ...1938 Hawaii• BOGEY 1. a swim or bath in a creek, waterhole, dam, etc. ...Aust. sl. 2. a swimming hole ...Aust. sl.• BOGEYHOLE a swimming hole ...Aust. sl.• BOMB a jump into water with the knees tucked into the chest and the arms clasped about the knees, with the intent of making a large splash, esp. to annoy nearby swimmers ...Aust. sl.• BUCK BATHING nude swimming ...1931 Amer. dial.• DARK AND DIM a swim ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.• DIP a short swim ...1843 UK sl.• LIDO a public open-air swimming pool ...Brit.• NATATION the act or art of swimming ...1623• NATATORY† a swimming-bath, a pool ...c1400• SKINNY-DIP a nude swim ...M20 US colloq.• WASH-HOLE an area of comparatively deep water in a stream, used for bathing or swimming; a swimming hole ...1872 Amer. dial.• WASHING bathing, swimming ...1897 Amer. dial.• WASHING HOLE an area of comparatively deep water in a stream, used for bathing or swimming; a swimming hole ...1894 Amer. dial.• WASHUP a swimming hole; a large pool area in a large stream ...1978 Amer. dial.

SWIM, SWIMMING - verbs• AUAU to swim; to bathe in the sea or a stream ...1938 Hawaii• BOGEY to take a bath or swim in a 'bogeyhole' ...Aust. sl.• BOGIE to take a bath or swim in a 'bogeyhole' ...Aust. sl.• BOMB to jump into a pool, waterhole, etc., in a tucked up position so as to create a large splash ...Aust. sl.• DARK AND DIM to swim ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.• GO IN WASHING to go swimming ...1861 Amer. dial.• SKINNY-DIP to swim in the nude ...1966 US colloq.

SWINDLE, SWINDLING - nouns (also see confidence trick)• BAT-FOWLING† swindling, victimizing the simple ...1602 sl.• BANCO a swindle perpetrated by means of card-sharping or some form of confidence trick ...1876 US sl.• BUNCO deceit, deception, swindling, fraud; a swindle perpetrated by means of card-sharping or some form of confidence trick ...1876 US sl.• BUNKO deception, swindling, fraud; a swindle perpetrated by means of card-sharping or some form of confidence trick ...1876 US sl.• CARPET GAME a swindle in which the swindler holds and then steals the wallet of a customer going to see a non-existent prostitute ...1967 US sl.• CARVE-UP deception, swindling, fraud, often implying an unfair distribution ...1935 Brit. sl.• CHISEL a method of cheating or swindling ...1941 Amer. sl.• CON deception, swindling, fraud ...1901 sl., orig. US• CON GAME deception, swindling, fraud ...1899 sl., orig. US• CON JOB deception, swindling, fraud ...1942 sl., orig. US• CONY-CATCHING trickery; cheating; swindling ...L16 cant• CROSS a fraud or swindle ...sl.• CUNNY-CATCHING trickery, cheating, swindling ...L16 sl.• DAISY BEAT a cheat or swindle or minor crime ...1889 rhyming sl.• DAISY CHAIN a confidence swindle where funds from successive victims are used to keep the swindle alive with the earlier victims ...1985 US sl.• DEAD GIVEAWAY a swindle, a deception ...L19 sl., orig. US• DEAD-NIP a complete swindle ...Bk1900 Sc.• FAKE a dodge, a sham, a swindle, some form of fraudulent money-making scheme; a dishonest stratagem or action ...1829 sl.• FAKEMENT any act of robbery or swindling ...19C sl.• FANCY-LAY any form of swindling or robbery ...1910s UK criminals' sl.• FIDDLE deception, swindling, fraud ...1874 sl., orig. US• FLANKER a trick or swindle, a hoax ...1923 Brit. sl., orig. services' usage• FLAT-CATCHING swindling ...1821 sl.• GASUMPH deception, swindling, fraud ...1932 Brit. sl.• GAZOOMPH deception, swindling, fraud ...1932 Brit. sl.• GAZUMP deception, swindling, fraud ...1932 Brit. sl.• GAZUMPH deception, swindling, fraud ...1932 Brit. sl.• GEORGIA SCUFFLE a swindle which fails because the intended victim is not smart enough to be swindled ...1992 US sl.• GEZUMPH deception, swindling, fraud ...1932 Brit. sl.• GIG a criminal act; a swindle ...20C sl.• GYP an act or method of swindling; a swindle or fraud; an act of deception; a hoax; a purchase made at an exorbitant price or the item so purchased; broadly, an unfair action; a bitter disappointment ...1914 Amer. sl.• GYP RACKET swindling, fraud ...20C US sl.• GYPPERY dishonest activity, swindling ...20C US sl.• HAVE a swindle ...1805 sl.• HUSTLE a swindle; a hoax; a get-rich-quick scheme ...1943 sl., orig. US criminals' usage• INTAKE a cheat, deception, fraud, swindle ...1865 Sc.• JIG a swindle ...Bk1896 sl.• MACE a swindle, usually involving fraudulent offers of credit; confidence tricks; robbery by fraud ...1742 sl.• MAG, THE confidence trickery, swindling ...L19 UK criminals' sl.• MAGGING confidence trickery, swindling ...M19 sl.• MAKE a successful theft or swindle ...1860 sl.• NOB the game of prick-the-garter, a form of swindling game, in which one pricked a belt with large needle: presumably betting on the odds of hitting a given target ...M18 sl.• O FOR OCTOBER a swindle worked at races and at country fairs ...c1870 sl.• OKEY-DOKE a swindle, trick or deception; a confidence trick ...1967 sl., esp. Black usage• OLD ARMY GAME, THE any ruthlessly played or unfair gambling game, esp. poker, or the shell game; any swindle ...1890 US sl.• PADDING confidence trickery; swindling ...L17 sl.• RACKET a swindle or a means of deception; criminal trickery; hoaxing; a trick, dodge, scheme, game, line of business or action ...1812 sl.• RAG STORE a big con swindle in which the lure is the promise of wealth from stocks traded based on allegedly inside information ...1969 US sl.• RAMP any form of swindle or fraud; a swindle or racket involving charging exorbitant prices ...1812 sl.• RAMPING a defrauding, or swindling; cheating, fraud ...1830• READY a swindle; a conspiracy ...L19 Aust. sl.• READY-UP a swindle, conspiracy, or fraud ...1924 Aust. sl.• REGULAR SELL a consummate swindle ...1850 colloq.• RIP-OFF deception, swindling, fraud ...1970 sl.• SCAM a con-trick, swindle or racket, often specifically a fraudulent bankruptcy ...1963 sl., orig. US• SHAVE an act or instance of swindling or extortion; a swindle ...M19 colloq.• SKEFF a confidence swindle ...1975 Trinidad and Tobago• SKIN GAME deception, swindling, fraud ...1868 US sl.• SPIEL a swindle or dishonest line of business ...1901 sl.• STRIKING a robbery, swindle, picking a pocket, or imposition ...1591 sl.• TAKE a swindle ...1930s Aust. sl.• TAKE-DOWN a swindle; a deception ...L19 sl.• TAKE-IN a cheat, swindle, deception; a hoax, a fraud ...1778 colloq.• TWEEDLE a swindle or confidence trick, esp. one involving counterfeit goods (originally a ring) ...1925 sl.• TWENTIES a swindle featuring a twenty-dollar note ...1952 US sl.

SWINDLE, SWINDLER - nouns, person• ABBEY a swindler who impersonates a priest ...1950 US sl.• ACID MAN a swindler ...1926 sl.• ALIAS MAN a confidence swindler ...1961 Jamaica sl.• ANGEL an innocent; a prospective victim of a swindle ...1935 Amer. dial.• BANCO-STEERER a swindler ...1876 US sl.• BARNARD† the member of a gang of swindlers who acts as a decoy; a lurking scoundrel; a sharper ...1532• BAT-FOWLER† a swindler, a sharper who makes victims of the simple or credulous ...1602 sl.• BEAT ARTIST a swindler ...1971 Amer. police sl.• BERNARD† the member of a gang of swindlers who acts as a decoy; a lurking scoundrel; a sharper ...1532• BITE a sharper; a swindler ...1742 sl.• BLACK-LEG a turf swindler; also, a swindler in other species of gambling ...1771 sl.• BUNCOER a swindler, a cheat ...1904 US sl.• BUNCOIST a swindler, a cheat ...1894 US sl.• BUNCO-STEERER a swindler ...1876 US sl.• BURGLAR a swindler, a bribe-taker ...1920s US sl.• BURNER a swindler ...1838 US sl.• CHISELLER one who cheats, swindles, or uses unethical practices ...1918 sl.• CHISLER one who cheats, swindles, or uses unethical practices ...1926 Amer. sl.• CHIZ a swindler ...1981 US circus & carnival usage• CLIP ARTIST a petty thief or swindler ...1941 US sl.• COGGERa sharper, cheat, deceiver, swindler, one who beguiles ...1580• CONY-DOG one who assists in cheating or swindling ...L17 cant• CROOK a professional criminal; a swindler or dishonest person ...L19 colloq.• DADDY at mock raffles, lotteries, etc., the Daddy is an accomplice, most commonly the getter up of the swindle, and in all cases the person that has been previously arranged to win the prize ...19C UK criminals' sl.• DUDDER a swindler; a con artist ...1988 Aust. sl.• FAKE a thief; a swindler; a charlatan; a confidence trickster ...1881 Amer. sl.• FAKER a swindler; a charlatan; a vendor of cheap or worthless articles, esp. on street corners or at fairs; broadly, a crook ...1881 sl.• FILE an experienced swindler ...1812 sl.• FLASH a showy swindler; a blustering vulgarian ...1632 sl.• FOY a swindler ...L16 sl.• FUNK a cheat, a swindler ...L19 US criminals' sl.• GALTER a racehorse swindler; a gambler ...M19 UK criminals' sl.• GEE a swindler's accomplice planted in a crowd; e.g. to start bidding ...1898 sl.• GEE-MAN a swindler's accomplice planted in a crowd; e.g. to start bidding ...1898 sl.• GIP a swindler, a cheat; a crook ...1889 Amer. sl.• GIP ARTIST a short-changer or other swindler ...1935 Amer. sl.• GUY a person who acts as a decoy in a confidence game; also, a petty swindler ...1850 Amer. criminals' sl.• GYP (sometimes offensive) a thief or a swindler; one who charges an exorbitant price for goods or services; a cheat; a crook ...1859 sl., orig. criminals' usage• GYP ARTIST a short-changer or other swindler; a cheat; a crook ...1889 Amer. sl.• GYP MOLL a female swindler ...20C US sl.• GYPSTER a swindler, a cheat; a crook ...1889 Amer. sl.• HAWK one who preys on others; a rapacious person; a sharper, swindler, or cheat; one who is keen and grasping ...1548• INTAKE a swindler, a cheat ...Bk1902 Sc.• JIG a swindler ...Bk1896 sl.• JIP a swindler, a cheat; a crook ...1889 Amer. sl.• JIVE-ASS a swindler ...1964 US sl.• JOSTLER a petty swindler ...1965 Amer. criminal sl.• LEATHER-HEADa swindler ...B1900 Can. sl.• LUGGER in a big store confidence swindle: someone who assigned to provide background ambience, an extra ...1931 US sl.• MACE a confidence trickster; a swindler ...1781 sl.• MACE-COVE a confidence trickster; a swindler ...1823 sl.• MACE-GLOAK a confidence trickster; a swindler ...1812 sl.• MACEMAN a confidence trickster; a swindler ...1859 sl.• MACER a swindler ...1819 sl.• MAG a street swindler or thief, esp. one who preys on gullible countrymen ...M19 sl.• MAGSMAN 1. a street swindler; a confidence man ...1838 sl. 2. an assistant for a street swindler or pickpocket ...M19 sl. 3. the king of the 19th century swindlers, a fashionable swell who appeared as sophisticated a figure as those on whom he preyed ...M19 sl.• MAN-EATER a swindler ...1920s sl.• MONEY-DROPPER a swindler who, dropping counterfeit money, gets good change from some 'flat' ...1748 cant• MURPHY DOG a swindler ...1990s sl.• OIL MERCHANT a confidence man, a clever swindler ...1942-49 Amer. sl.• PIGEON a person easily swindled or tricked, esp. in gaming ...L16 sl.• RAMP a racecourse swindler; hence, any swindler ...L19 sl.• RICK a swindler's accomplice planted in a crowd; e.g. to start bidding ...1928 sl.• SCALER a thief, a fraud, a swindler; in NZ, esp. one who decamps with his mates' share of the loot ...c1920 Aust. & NZ colloq.• SCAMMER a swindler ...1980 sl., orig. US• SHARK someone who unscrupulously exploits or swindles others ...1599• SHARP a swindler; often applied to a fraudulent card player or other gambler ...1797 colloq.• SHARPER a person who habitually cheats, swindles, or tricks another; often applied to a fraudulent card player or other gambler ...1681 colloq.• SHARPIE a swindler ...1942 sl., orig. US• SHARPSTER a person who habitually cheats, swindles, or tricks another, esp. in card games ...M20 colloq., chiefly US• SHUFFLER a grifter; a con artist; someone who swindles people out of money through fraud ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.• SINGER in a confidence swindle: a participant who passes information about the false enterprise to the victim ...1985 US sl.• SKAMMER a swindler ...1980 sl., orig. US• SLICKSTER a swindler ...1965 US sl.• SNIDE a cheat or swindler ...1919 sl.• SNYDE a cheat or swindler ...1919 sl.• SPIELER a swindler; a fraudulent gambler ...1886 sl., chiefly Aust. & NZ• TAKE a swindler or confidence trickster ...1945 Aust. & NZ sl.• TAKE-IN a swindler ...E19 sl.• TAKER-UP† a member of a gang of swindlers ...1591• TOUT in a confidence swindle or sales scheme: an agent who, for a commission, locates potential victims ...1988 US sl.• TUG a swindler; a fraudulent card player or other gambler ...1896 Aust. sl.• TWEEDLER a swindler or confidence trickster ...1925 sl.• TWISTER a swindler or deceitful person ...1897 Brit. sl.

SWINDLE - nouns, person, victim• GIP the victim of a swindle ...1914 Amer. sl.• GYP the victim of a swindle ...1914 Amer. sl.• JIP the victim of a swindle ...1914 Amer. sl.• SCORE the victim of a theft or swindle ...colloq.

SWINDLE - verbs• ACE OUT to fool someone; to swindle someone ...1933 US sl.• BAMFOOZLE to fool or swindle; to confuse ...1851 Amer. dial.• BEAT to cheat; to swindle; to bilk; to trick ...1849 Amer. sl.• BEAT ONE'S WAY to get along by sponging, cheating, or swindling ...1873 Amer. sl.• BEATSOMEONE OUT OF SOMETHING to swindle, to cheat ...1849 US sl.• BUNCO orig. to cheat someone at bunco; to swindle, to cheat ...1875 US sl.• BUNKO orig. to cheat someone at bunco; to swindle, to cheat ...1875 US sl.• BURN to swindle, to cheat ...1808 sl.• CALDEE(S) to trick; to swindle ...M17 sl.• CARVE SOMEONE UP to swindle, to cheat ...1933 Brit. sl.• CARVE UP to swindle an accomplice out of a share ...1937 UK sl.• CHALDEE to trick; to swindle ...M17 sl.• CHISEL to cheat, to act deceitfully, to defraud, to swindle ...1808 sl.• CHIZZLE to cheat, to act deceitfully, to defraud, to swindle ...1858 Amer. sl.• CLIP to swindle; to rob, to steal ...E20 sl., orig. US• CUT INTO to approach someone and draw them into a swindle; to introduce someone to something ...1940 US sl.• DAISY BEAT to cheat, to swindle ...19C Brit. rhyming sl.• DIDDLE to swindle, to deceive; to cheat; generally denotes petty cheating ...1806 sl., chiefly Brit.• DO to swindle, to cheat, to deceive ...1641• DO A FLANKER to trick, to swindle ...1920s sl.• DUD to fool or deceive; to swindle ...1970 Aust. sl.• EMPTY to trick, to swindle ...L19 UK criminals' sl.• EUCHRE to defeat; to outwit; to swindle; to cheat, to trick ...1853 Amer. dial.• FAKE to trick, to fool; to cheat; to swindle; to deceive ...1859 sl.• FAKE THE DUCK to adulterate drink; to swindle, to cheat ...c1830 criminals' sl.• FIDDLE to swindle, to cheat ...1604 sl.• FLAP to rob; to swindle ...Bk1893 thieves' sl.• FLAP A JAY to swindle a greenhorn; to dupe ...1885 sl.• FLEECE to swindle, to cheat, esp. to overcharge ...1772 sl.• GAFF to swindle, to cheat ...1903 chiefly gamblers' sl.• GASUMPH to swindle, to cheat ...1928 Brit. sl.• GAZOOMPH to swindle, to cheat ...1928 Brit. sl.• GAZUMP to swindle, to cheat ...1928 Brit. sl.• GAZUMPH to swindle, to cheat ...1928 Brit. sl.• GEZUMPH to swindle, to cheat ...1928 Brit. sl.• GIP to cheat; to defraud; to deceive; to charge exorbitantly; to swindle; to renege on one's debts ...1880 Amer. colloq.• GOLD-BRICK to swindle, to cheat ...1902 sl., orig. & chiefly US• GUZZLE to swindle ...1848 Amer. sl.• GYP to cheat; to defraud; to deceive; to charge exorbitantly; to swindle; to renege on one's debts ...1880 Amer. colloq.• GYPPO to cheat, to swindle; to exploit for one's labour ...1925 Amer. sl.• GYPSY to cheat; to defraud; to deceive; to charge exorbitantly; to swindle; to renege on one's debts ...1880 Amer. colloq.• HONEY-FUGGLE to dupe, deceive, cheat, swindle; to act in an underhand manner in order to deceive ...1829 Amer. dial.• HOOK to snare, to entice, or to swindle a victim; to persuade with deception or flattery; to trick; to defraud ...c1730 Amer. sl.• HORNSWOGGLE to swindle, to cheat ...1829 sl., orig. US• HORSE to trick or deceive; to swindle; also, to hoax, to bluff, to flatter, to lie to ...1891 US sl.• HUSSLE to practice swindling or petty theft ...M19 sl.• HUSTLE to practice swindling or petty theft ...M19 sl.• IKE (offensive) to swindle, to cheat ...1932 US sl.• IKEY (offensive) to swindle, to cheat ...1932 US sl.• IKY (offensive) to swindle, to cheat ...1932 US sl.• JACKET to cheat; to swindle; to betray ...1819 sl.• JIP to cheat; to defraud; to deceive; to charge exorbitantly; to swindle; to renege on one's debts ...1880 Amer. colloq.• JIPPO to cheat, to swindle ...1920s Amer. sl.• KIFE to swindle ...1931 US circus and carnival usage• LACE to swindle ...a1971 US sl.• LAM to swindle ...L19 Aust. sl.• LANCE to swindle ...1908 US sl.• LOSE OUT to be swindled or merely fooled ...L19 Aust. sl.• MACE to swindle; to defraud; to cheat ...1790 UK sl.• MAG to cheat by flattery or insincere talk; to swindle ...1859 Amer. criminals' sl.• OKEY-DOKE to swindle, to deceive ...1996 Amer. sl., esp. Black usage• PIN to swindle, to cheat ...1934 Aust. sl.• PLAY ONE FOR A JAY to dupe; to swindle ...Bk1896 sl.• PULL A FAST ONE to execute or attempt a deception; to achieve a clever fraud or swindle ...1933 Amer. sl.• PULL A FLANKER to trick, to swindle ...1920s sl.• PULL A SWIFTIE to execute or attempt a deception; to achieve a clever fraud or swindle; to play a deceptive trick ...1945 Aust. sl.• PULL A SWIFTY to execute or attempt a deception; to achieve a clever fraud or swindle ...1960s Amer. & Aust. sl.• QUEER to impose on, to swindle, to cheat ...1797 sl.• RAMP to defraud or swindle; to rob; to force one to pay a pretended bet ...1812 sl.• REAM to swindle, to cheat ...1914 US sl.• RIM to swindle, to cheat ...1945 Amer. sl.• ROGUE to deal dishonestly with; to swindle ...M19• ROOK to swindle, to cheat, esp. to overcharge ...1590 sl.• SCALE to swindle, to cheat; to fail to pay what is owed ...1904 Aust. & NZ sl.• SCALP ONE FOR A JAY to dupe, to swindle ...1890 sl.• SCAM to swindle, to cheat ...1963 sl., orig. US• SCREW to swindle, to cheat ...1900 sl., chiefly Amer.• SEW SOMEONE UP to swindle, to cheat ...1838 sl.• SHARP 1. to cheat, swindle or trick a person, esp. at cards ...L17 colloq. 2. to obtain by swindling, to steal ...L17 colloq.• SHAVE to strip a person of money or possessions by fraud, extortion, etc.; to swindle ...LME now colloq.• SING in a big store confidence swindle: to provide false information to the intended victim ...1997 sl.• SKELDER† to swindle, to cheat, to defraud a person; also, to obtain money by cheating ...1601 cant obs. exc. arch.• SKIN to cheat or swindle; to strip of clothing or money; to victimize ...1819 Amer. sl.• SKUNK to swindle, to cheat ...1890 sl.• SNOOKER to trick, to cheat; to swindle ...1900s sl.• STING to swindle, esp. by overcharging ...1905 sl.• STITCH SOMEONE UP to swindle, esp. by overcharging ...1977 Brit. sl.• STUN OUT OF THE REGULARS to swindle a man of his share of booty ...Bk1904 thieves' sl.• TAKE to swindle, to cheat, to deceive, to extort money from; to victimize ...M19 sl.• TAKE DOWN to cheat, to swindle, to rob ...M19 sl., orig. Aust.• TWEEDLE to swindle people or play confidence tricks ...1925 sl.• TWO-TIME to swindle, to cheat ...1959 sl.• UNCLE† to cheat or swindle of something ...a1592• VERNEUK to cheat, to swindle ...L19 S. Afr. sl.• W to cheat, to swindle ...1900s sl.• WORK A FLANKER to trick, to swindle ...1920s sl.• WORK A READY to effect a swindle ...1942 Aust. sl.• WORK THE MACE to swindle ...M18 sl.• YENTZ to swindle, to cheat, to deceive ...1930 US sl.

SWINDLED - adjectives• SNOOKERED cheated; swindled ...1910s sl.

SWINDLED - verbs• TAKE A WOODEN NICKEL to accept gullibly; to be swindled ...1915 sl.• TAKE WOODEN MONEY to accept gullibly; to be swindled ...1915 sl.

SWINDLING - adjectives• CONY-CATCHING cheating, swindling ...L16 cant• HAD ON TOAST done, swindled ...1886 sl.• OKEY-DOKE deceitful, swindling ...1970s US criminals' sl.• ON THE ABBEY engaged in a swindle involving clergy impersonation ...1992 US sl.• ON THE FIDDLE engaged in swindling or deception ...1874 sl.• ON THE HUSTLE engaged in a career of swindling ...1997 US sl.• ON THE MAKE engaged in theft or swindling ...1868 US criminals' sl.• SKELDERING† begging, sponging, swindling ...1601 cant obs. exc. arch.• TAKE-IN deceptive, swindling ...1819

SWINDLING - nouns see SWINDLE

SWING - adjectives• OFF THE TURN ceasing to swing ...1895 Sc.

SWING - nouns• GOUNSH a swing ..1939 Amer. dial.• MERRY-TOTTER a swing formed of a rope thrown over a beam ...1775 Eng. dial.• MERRY-TROTTER a swing formed of a rope thrown over a beam ...1775 Eng. dial.• SALLY a swing for children ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.

SWING - verbs• BESWING† to swing about; to hang ...1571• DENGLE to swing, to vibrate, to quiver, to throb, to tingle; to shoot or quiver with pain ...B1900 Sc.• GOUNSH to swing, to bounce ...1872 Amer. dial.• LET THE OLD CAT DIEto let a swing come to a standstill by itself ...1881• QUEAGLE to seesaw; to oscillate; to swing backwards and forwards, crouching down on the heels in a sitting posture ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.•TAKE A CHILD TO BANBURY CROSSto swing a child up and down on one's foot ...1848• WALTER† to swing or float to and fro ...c1350

SWOON - adverbs• ALIST † recovering from faintness or decay; used with regard to one recovering from a swoon ...1768 Sc.

SWOON - nouns• DAWING † recovery from swoon ...1530 obs. exc. Sc.

SWOON - verbs• DAW † to recover from a swoon; to awake from sleep, to arouse ...c1314 obs. exc. Sc.• DAWN † to arouse or awake from a swoon, to resuscitate ...1530• SILE to fall down in a swoon; to faint away ...1790 Eng. dial.• TALM† to become exhausted; to fail, to tire, to faint, to swoon ...c1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial.• TAWM to swoon; to fall from faintness or sickness ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.• TAWM OVER to swoon; to fall from faintness or sickness ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.

SWORD - nouns• CALIBURN the name of King Arthur's sword ...1297• CARVING KNIFE a sword ...Bk1890 sl.• CHEESE TOASTER a bayonet; a sword ...Amer. World War I sl.• COLD IRON. a sword ...L17 sl.• FALCHION a broad sword more or less curved with the edge on the convex side; later, a sword of any kind ...1303• FALL † the downward stroke of a sword, etc. ...1594• IRON a sword ...1893 Sc.• IRON-TOOTHPICK a sword ...Bk1896 military sl.• KNITTING NEEDLE a sword ...Amer. World War I sl.• LIGHTNING ROD a sword ...1863 US military sl.• MY GAWD a sword ...L19 Brit. rhyming sl.• PORKER a sword ...L17 UK criminals' sl.• RIPON a sword ...1785 sl.• RIPPON a sword ...1785 sl.• SKEWER a sword ...M19 sl.• TAIL a sword ...L17 UK criminals' sl.• TICKLE-TOBY a sword ...L17 sl.• TILTER † a rapier or sword ...1688 sl.• TOAD-STABBER a large knife, sword, or bayonet; now esp. a large folding knife, a pocketknife ...1877 Amer. dial.• TOAD-STICKER a large knife, sword, or bayonet; now esp. a large folding knife, a pocketknife ...1847 Amer. dial.• TOASTER a rapier or sword ...1751• TOASTING-FORK a rapier or sword ...1861• TOASTING-IRON a sword ...1595 arch.• TOOTHPICK a large bowie knife; a sword ...1843 Amer. dial.• TOWER HILL VINEGAR the swordsman's block (the sword preceded the noose as a means of execution) ...16C sl.• WAFTER a sword made with a blunt edge for performances, as sword dances ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.

SWORD - verbs• ABRAID † to draw a sword ...c1000• ADRAW† to draw out; to draw a sword ...1205• SKEWER to run through with a sword or other weapon ...1837

SYCOPHANT - adjectives• SMARMY in the manner of a sycophant; insincere in manner; ingratiating ...1924 sl.

SYCOPHANT - nouns• TOADYISM the behaviour of a parasite or sycophant; mean and interested servility ...1840

SYCOPHANT, SYCOPHANTIC - nouns, person• ABYDOCOMIST a sycophant who boasts of his successes achieved by flattery and falsehood ...18C• ACQUIESCE MAN a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.• A.K. a sycophant; an Ass-Kisser ...E20 US sl.• A-LICKER a toady; a sycophant ...1990s US sl.• APPLE-POLISHER an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant; a flatterer ...Bk1892 colloq., orig. & chiefly US• ARSE-CRAWLER a sycophant ...L19 sl.• ARSE-CREEPER a sycophant ...L19 sl.• ARSEHOLE CRAWLER a sycophant ...L19 sl.• ARSEHOLE CREEPER a sycophant ...L19 sl.• ARSEL-CREEPER a sycophant; a toady; hence, a general term of abuse ...L19 sl.• ARSE-LICKER an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1938 sl.• ASS-KISSER an obsequious person; a toady, a sycophant ...1766 sl., chiefly US• ASS-LICKER a sycophant ...1939 US sl.• ASS-SUCKER a toady, a sycophant ...1943 US sl.• ASS-WIPE a real jerk; a sycophant ...1967 US sl.• AUTOMATIC TONGUE-WIPER a sycophant, a toady ...1977 US sl.• BACK PATTER an obsequious person; a sycophant; a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.• BACK SCRATCHER an obsequious person; a sycophant ...c1900 sl.• BACK SLAPPER an obsequious person; a sycophant; a flatterer; a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.• BOOTLICK a flattering, fawning, obsequious person; a toady, a sycophant; one who tries to curry favour ...1849 Amer. dial.• BOOTLICKER a toady; a sycophant ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.• BROWN-NOSE an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1938 sl., orig. US military usage• BROWN-NOSER an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1950 sl., orig. US military usage• BUM-SUCKER an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1877 Brit. sl.• CLAWBACK† a flatterer, sycophant, toady, parasite, wheedler; one who strokes the back ...1549 obs. exc. Eng. dial.• CRAWL a sycophant; a toady ...19C Brit. sl.• CRAWLER an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1892 sl., orig. Aust.• CREEPING JESUS a sycophantic or servile person, or one who is hypocritically pious ...c1818 sl.• CUCKOO a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.• EGG-SUCKER a sycophant; a flatterer ...20C US colloq.• FANCY-MAN a favourite or favoured fellow; a best friend; hence, contemptuously, a sycophantic fellow who acts as an informer ...1821 Amer. sl., esp. nautical usage• FARTLICKER a low rascal; a sycophant ...18C Brit. sl.• FART-SUCKER a vile parasite. a toady, a sycophant ...a1890 Amer. sl.• FIN FLIPPER a 'handshaker'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.• FLIBBER-GIBBER† a lying knave; a sycophant; a glib or oily talker ...1894• FOOTLICKER a sycophant• GAT-CREEPER a sycophant ...1985 S. Afr.• GLOVER a 'handshaker'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.• GREASE-HORN a flatterer, a sycophant; one who seeks to advance in position or in the esteem of others by servility of manner in words or actions and flattery ...1837 Eng. dial.• GREASER an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1900 sl.• KISS-ASS a sycophant ...M20 US sl.• LICK a toady, a sycophant ...1970s sl., orig. US• LICK-ARSE a toady, a sycophant ...1970s sl., orig. US• LICK-ME-LUG a toady, a sycophant ...1990s Irish sl.• LICKSKILLET a contemptible or detestable person; a sycophant ...1893 Amer. dial.• LICK-SPITTLEa mean or abject parasite, sycophant, or toady; a servile flatterer; a contemptible, detestable, or fawning person ...1796• MITT GLOMMER a 'handshaker'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.• NODDER a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.• PAPELARD† a flattering parasite; a hypocrite; a sycophant ...1340• PLEASE-MAN†* one who tries to please men; an officious or servile person who courts favour; a sycophantic and servile fawner ...1588• SNIFF a sycophant ...1968 US sl.• SNOT GROVELLER a toady; a sycophant ...Brit. sl.• SNURGE a tattle-tale, a sycophant ...1930s sl.• SOAP-CRAWLER a sycophant, a toady ...1887 sl.• STROKER a flatterer; a sycophant ...1632 sl.• SUCK an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant; a schoolchild who curries favour with teachers ...1900 sl.• TAG-HEELS a tagalong; a sycophant; a parasite; a hanger-on; somebody who always follows along behind; one who lags behind ...1965 Amer. dial.• TAG-TAILa person who attaches himself to another against the will of the latter; a dependent, sycophant, toady, hanger-on, parasite; one who always follows along; one who lags behind ...1864• TIMELING † a time-server ...1563• TIME-SERVER one who adapts his conduct to the time or season; usually, one who on grounds of self-interest shapes his conduct in conformity to the views that are in favour at the time ...1584• TIME-TAKER † one who adapts his conduct to the time or season; usually, one who on grounds of self-interest shapes his conduct in conformity to the views that are in favour at the time...1630-56• TIMIST † one who follows or complies with the humour of the time; a time-server ...a1613• TOAD-EATER a fawning flatterer; a parasite, a sycophant, a toady ...1742• TOADER* a servile flatterer, a sycophant, a parasite, a toady ...1842• TOADY a servile parasite; a sycophant, an interested flatterer; also, a humble dependant ...1826• YAH-MAN a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.• YEA-MAN a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.• YESSER a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.

SYCOPHANT - verbs• ARSEHOLE CRAWL to grovel unashamedly; to play the sycophant ...L19 sl.• ARSEHOLE CREEP to grovel unashamedly; to play the sycophant; to toady ...L19 sl.• KATOO to act as a sycophant ...L19 Aust. sl.• KISS-ASS to curry favour; to act the sycophant ...M20 US sl.• KISS SOMEONE'S ARSE to behave obsequiously or sycophantically towards ...1749 sl.• KISS SOMEONE'S ASS to be obsequious or sycophantic towards someone; to curry favour with someone ...1749 sl.• SMOOCH to act like a sycophant ...20C Aust. sl.

SYLLABLE - adjectives• SESQUIPEDALIAN of words and expressions: of many syllables ...1656

SYMBOL - nouns• JARGON† a conventional method of writing or conversing by means of symbols otherwise meaningless; a cipher, or other system of characters or signs having an arbitrary meaning; symbolic writing ...1594• SIMILITUDE † a sign or symbol; the symbolic representation of something ...c1374

SYMBOLIZE - verbs• BETOKEN† to be a type or emblem of; to typify, to symbolize ...c1175• SIGNATURIZE † to symbolize, to signify ...1669• SIMILIZE * to symbolize; to express or describe in similes; to use a simile or comparison ...a1668

SYMBOLIZED- nouns• SIGNIFICATE that which is signified or symbolized ...c1449

SYMPATHIZE - verbs• TAKE ON to become attached to; to sympathize with ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.